Kanemaru, Desperado, Taichi, ZSJ defeat Wato, Tenzan, Tanahashi, Ibushi: Summer Struggle July 26

Result: Kanemaru, Desperado, Taichi, ZSJ defeat Wato, Tenzan, Tanahashi, Ibushi

Match:

• Kanemaru hit Tenzan with his whiskey bottle and Sabre put Tenzan in a submission hold to secure the victory.
• Taichi attacked Tanahashi after the bell and they taunted Ibushi and Tanahashi with the tag belts.

All Matches from Summer Struggle July 26

• Ryusuke Taguchi, Satoshi Kojima & Togi Makabe vs Gabriel Kidd, Toru Yano & Tomohiro Ishii
• YOSHI-HASHI & Hirooki Goto vs SANADA & Shingo Takagi
• Yuji Nagata & Yuya Uemura vs (Minoru Suzuki & DOUKI
• Master Wato, Hiroyoshi Tenzan, Hiroshi Tanahashi & Kota Ibushi vs Yoshinobu Kanemaru, El Desperado, Taichi & Zack Sabre Junior
• SHO & Kazuchika Okada vs Gedo & Yujiro Takahashi
• BUSHI, Hiromu Takahashi & Tetsuya Naito vs Dick Togo, Taiji Ishimori & EVIL

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Match Ratings

Six dimensions combine to make up the overall rating. Matches score ratings of 1-10 only if the match lasts for a minimum of 5 minutes.

1. Match Quality– Was the match well wrestled or sloppy?
2. Audience Engagement– Did the live audience care about the match?
3. Competitiveness– Was the match competitive or one-sided?
4. Stakes – Did the match matter?
5. Finish– Did the match end in a satisfying manner?
6. Performance: (1) Poor (2) Below Average (3) Average (4) Above Average (5) Excellent